Experts often say the altcoins rally with Bitcoin, and even fall with it. On 21 January, Longhash revealed that in the last seven days, 92% of crypto tokens “outperformed Bitcoin.” Bitcoin rallied to new ATHs and has remained over the $30,000 range, which still accounted for less volatility compared to previous rallies. However, with increasing...Read More
When stories of Bitcoin millionaires began to emerge alongside the asset’s rally, Ether’s users also had a tale or two to share. An anonymous hodler who bought Ether, when it was trading at $2, is apparently “fully out of the game.” The trader who goes by the handle “u/FollowMe22” on Reddit apparently sold Ether recently....Read More
Analysts at JP Morgan have argued against Bitcoin’s (BTC) value proposition as a competitor to gold, saying the largest crypto by market capitalization is not a suitable hedge during periods of market uncertainty. Bitcoin is Least Reliable as a Hedge During Market Crunches According to Bloomberg, JP Morgan strategists John Normand and Federico Manicardi have...Read More
Bitcoin’s dominance is currently at 64.8% in comparison to 2017 in which its dominance was over 68%. The current crypto market cap is well distributed among top altcoins and stablecoins. After the price rallies in the current market cycle, nearly 100% of crypto wallet addresses are profitable. However, the same doesn’t hold true for altcoins...Read More
Grayscale Investments have one of the largest total-assets under management in the cryptocurrency industry. With the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major assets under their belt, their net AUM on 13th January was reportedly worth close to $25 billion. With GBTC or Grayscale Bitcoin Trust being the most popular among other products, Grayscale’s Ethereum...Read More
Employees of the large provider of cloud migration, app development, and software engineering services, Sequoia Holdings, could start receiving their salaries in various cryptocurrencies. Some of the options include Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum. Founded in 2012, Sequoia Holdings, LLC is a provider of advanced analytic solutions, agile software development, cybersecurity products, and other IT-related...Read More
Ethereum’s price rally was in full swing, before the 5.9% drop in the past 24 hours. The price has dropped from the ATH and Ethereum is now trading at the $1300 level. Nearly all cryptocurrencies are bleeding currently, including Bitcoin, with a massive 24-hour price drop of 5.2%. This hasn’t affected the sentiment of retail traders...Read More
Bitcoin price crashed by around 7.7% as of Thursday after experiencing a similar crash of 9.5% the day before. Unlike yesterday, today’s crash seems to be whales dumping their holdings and this is happening on Coinbase. Bitcoin price crash: What caused it? Source: CryptoQuant Bitcoin whales have begun depositing their holdings on to exchanges since...Read More
Lawyers representing the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Steven Wright, have sent letters to two websites, asking them to remove BTC’s whitepaper. While bitcoin.org has refused to do so, noting that these claims are meritless, bitcoincore.org has deleted the whitepaper. CSW Lawyers Demand BTC Whitepaper Removal Popular Bitcoin contributor, going by the nickname “Cobra,” who was...Read More
Despite maintaining long-term bullish views on bitcoin, Guggenheim Partner’s Chief Investment Officer Scott Miner believes that the asset will not surpass its early 2021 top of $42,000 again. As such, he doubled-down on his short-term bearish perspective, saying that BTC could drop as low as $20,000. Is Bitcoin Heading For $20K? It’s safe to say...Read More
After suffering its first weekly loss since September 2020, Bitcoin failed yet again to consolidate its position above the $36,500-mark. From a low of $33,833 on 17 January, Bitcoin rallied to breach the $36,300-$36,500 range on the charts. However, this was brief, and the crypto-asset soon re-traced back under its resistance level. Source: BTC/USD on...Read More
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, may start trading cash-settled Bitcoin futures. This is according to new filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, with almost $8 trillion worth of assets under management last year. To put it in perspective – that’s almost 8 times the...Read More
Bitcoin‘s price was trading at $35,500 after a correction of 7% in 24 hours, at press time. However, such a correction might just be the beginning of a much larger correction, one that might push BTC to $25,000. Although a lot of investors are in disbelief about the bull run and are expecting it to...Read More
When it comes to investing in Bitcoin, investors are always trying to calculate a correct entry. Whether it is at the start of a bull run or at the start of a correction, the debate is always on. While the endgame remains to make a profit, the idea of stacking sats is also predominantly based...Read More
When the third halving took place on 11 May 2020, Bitcoin and Gold were correlated. Today, on the 12th day since Bitcoin hit a new ATH on the price charts, Bitcoin and Gold are uncorrelated. The reversal in the said correlation is incredible, but there is a historical precedent here too. After all, this is...Read More
A survey compiled by the multinational investment giant Deutsche Bank concluded that more than half of investors believe bitcoin and US tech stocks to be the biggest market bubbles. Consequently, the participants, most of whom are professional investors, predicted subsequent corrections. Bitcoin Is The Biggest Market Bubble? The primary cryptocurrency has been on a tear...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Bitcoin’s price was trading above $35,000 at press time, with the cryptocurrency aiming to head higher as it bounces off a consolidation pattern on the charts. This pattern suggests that the consolidation might keep...Read More
Despite being an underdeveloped region, Latin America sets an example for the whole world in terms of adoption, trading, and interest in cryptocurrencies. A recent survey revealed that more than 30% of Latinos are interested in investing in crypto, either to increase their wealth or at least to maintain its value in times of economic...Read More
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis found that cryptocurrency-related crimes fell by more than 53% last year and that crypto activity that was connected to crimes was a mere 0.34% of transaction volume or $10 billion worth of transfers. This is still much lower than criminal activity numbers reported in 2019, which represented 2.1% ($21.4 billion) of...Read More
Bitcoin climbed to its new all-time high on 9 January 2021 and at press time, it seemed like it might be Ethereum’s turn to set a new ATH of its own, three years on from its previous one. Beginning the day at just over $1,250, one can argue that breaching its old ATH and setting...Read More
UK’s National Health Service is planning the implementation of an Internet of Things project to build and manage COVID-19 vaccine provisions. The solution will use a pubic distributed ledger network – Hedera Hashgraph. Monitoring COVID-19 Vaccines Supplies Using DLT According to an official announcement, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will aim to digitally monitor its...Read More
A new survey by Deutsche Bank recorded investors’ opinions on Bitcoin. Respondents were asked specifically about the digital asset as well as electric car company Tesla. More than half of people surveyed (about 56%) now think that Bitcoin and Tesla are more likely to halve than double in value. Source: Twitter A majority of respondents...Read More
Bank of America’s monthly survey revealed that the long position in Bitcoin is the most crowded trade as of January this year. This would be the first time that the leading asset has replaced ‘long tech’ from the first place. Additionally, short US dollar is the third most crowded trade according to the survey. Trade...Read More
Over the past week, a couple of market contradictions shook the Bitcoin industry. After a rally that had been ongoing since Q4 of 2020, BTC finally recorded a weekly loss for the first time since September 2020. However, while the crypto-asset consolidated under the resistance level of $36,500 for a majority of the time, its...Read More
Trading above $35,000, Bitcoin continues to pass milestone after milestone as reports show that the cryptocurrency received the most capital inflow this month compared to tech stocks and traditional investments. Long Bitcoin Wins Most Crowded Trade A recent survey conducted by the Bank of America on fund managers with over $500 billion in AUM reveals...Read More
While Bitcoin’s price has more than doubled from its previous all-time high of $19,666 for the first time in almost 3 years, not a lot seems to have changed for India. For a country with 1.35 billion in population and a GDP of $2.7 trillion, getting on board with cryptocurrency aka digital/virtual currency seems to...Read More
The leading digital asset manager Grayscale continues to tighten its grip on the bitcoin supply. According to recent estimations, the company now owns over 3% of all the 21 million BTC that will ever exist. Grayscale’s BTC Domination Launched in 2013, Grayscale is the largest cryptocurrency asset manager with over $27 billion in assets under...Read More
The cryptocurrency asset manager announced the release of a new Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP), in which every unit will be backed by 0.001 BTC. The custodian will be a joint venture developed by CoinShares, Nomura Holdings Inc, and Ledger. According to a Bloomberg report, CoinShares’ newest Bitcoin-related product will go live today – January 19th,...Read More
Cybersecurity research company Gemini Advisory found that Joker’s Stash, a dark web carding marketplace will reportedly shut down by next month. Their blog carried a note from the infamous marketplace’s administrator who claimed that he was now retiring. The reason behind the sudden decision to close the forum remains unknown. However, Gemini Advisory’s research team believed...Read More
Amid the recent warnings issued by the UK Financial Conduct Authority on crypto scams, the giant asset manager Ruffer Investment has defended its decision to allocate about 2.5% of its portfolio in BTC. The UK-based company with over $27 billion AUM said that bitcoin’s adoption is still early as most investors are “desperate” for alternative...Read More
